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Rudy Ruiz

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Born

in Brownsville, Texas, The United States

Website

http://www.rudyruiz.com

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Genre

Fiction, Latino, Latino Authors

Influences

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, William Faulkner, Jonathan Franzen

Member Since

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Rudy Ruiz is an award-winning author of literary fiction. A native of the US-Mexico border, Ruiz writes from the heart about Latino culture, the bilingual/bicultural experience, immigration and acculturation issues. His fiction debut, Seven for the Revolution, won four International Latino Book Awards, including First Place for Best Popular Fiction and The Mariposa Award for Best First Book. He also received the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction in 2017. His novel, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez, was released in 2020 and won two Gold Medals at the International Latino Book Awards, including the Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino-Focused Fiction Book and Best Audio Book. Valley of Shadows was released in 2022. It was named one of the Top Horror Nove ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 1,581 ratings · 339 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Valley of Shadows 3.96 avg rating — 605 ratings — published 2022 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez 3.75 avg rating — 610 ratings — published 2020 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Border Between Us 4.28 avg rating — 353 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven for the Revolution 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dillydoun Prize Anthology Volume 1 by Amy Burns (Goodreads Author), Alejandro de Gutierre (Goodreads Author), Kerri Schlottman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	¡ADELANTE! Una guía personal del éxito para usted y su familia liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Re-Ignite Your Passion For The Fire Service : Ways to Prevent Burnout for Fire Chiefs by avoiding these Common Mistakes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The valley of shadows, by Rudy Ruiz (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When they were gone, he lay down on the rock and stared up at the stars. The breeze was cool, rustling through the trees. Night had long been his favorite time of day.”
― Rudy Ruiz, Valley of Shadows

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“The train was moving so fast and I had not even agreed to step aboard.”
― Rudy Ruiz, The Border Between Us

tags: latine, powerful, resilience

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“Why had he been so determined that my mother never fully know and understand him?”
― Rudy Ruiz, The Border Between Us

tags: family-relationships

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